re: Who is the better drummer: Lars Ulrich (Metallica) or Danny Carey (Tool)?

I love Metallica to death. Great guitarists, great bassists, OK drummer. Lars isn't a bad drummer. For what Metallica is, he's created some good beats. I don't know anything about drumming, but the way he plays, he looks to have very simple beats. It's not very complex. Then again, who am I to talk. But still, he's fast, but he's not technical. He is just a generic drummer. He just doesn't hold up a candle to other drummers that are better.

Danny Carey is a different story. I love Tool as much as I love Metallica, and Carey is 1000x better on the drum than Ulrich. Why? Different time signatures, fast rhythmic drumming, hell it looks impossible to cover one of his songs. He has some sort of supernatural skill to him that allows him to play drums perfectly.

He has been playing the drums since he was 10 years old, and spent his life perfecting his instrument, compared to Ulrich who started when he was 16, and hasn't seemed to care about the drums as much after the Napster incident. Danney Carey is the best drummer in the world, but unfortunately Tool just isn't as well known as Metallica is.